HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIES

An employee was sitting on a partially open tool box when the tool box lid closed on and pinched his left ring fingertip, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

An employee was punching holes in steel plates and caught their hand between the punch and the steel plates causing an open displaced fracture to the middle and distal phalanx of the left index finger with injury to the distal nerve.

An employee received an electrical shock while using a shrink wrap machine, requiring hospitalization.

An employee was welding in a submarine s sail area. The lookout area of the sail has two large hatch doors with mechanisms on both sides that can latch and lock onto the top when closed. The hatch doors are also usually spring-loaded to prevent them from falling abruptly. Neither door has the latches installed, and the starboard door s spring was not installed to the foundation. The starboard door was raised to the closed position, with the employee working underneath. At approximately 9:20 AM, the employee completed his weld and called his supervisor over for inspection. When his supervisor began to step down into the work area from the port side, the starboard hatch door fell, striking the employee in the head and face and pinning his head between the ship s foundation and the door itself. He suffered blunt force trauma to his head and face, requiring hospitalization.

At approximately 9:10 AM, an employee was milling rubber using a milling machine. As he was feeding rubber into the machine, his right hand was pulled into the area between the two rollers. The employee sustained an amputation to the tip of his right ring finger, and avulsions to his right index and middle fingers.

A crew was installing drilled micropiles alongside an outdoor covered deck foundation. The injured employee was working the front of the drill when a loose section of casing dropped onto the tip of a rig wrench and pulled the wrench down to an embedded casing. The employee's left little finger was caught between the rig wrench and the embedded casing and was amputated above the top knuckle.

An employee was checking a pole-type transformer tank for leaks. A hydraulic clamping device was lowered onto his right thumb and crushed it against the sharp edge of the bottom of the tank. He suffered a partial transphalangeal amputation to the thumb.

An employee had been cleaning the work area. While lifting a saw, the employee's index finger was lacerated by the saw blade. A tendon was cut and required surgery.

An employee was installing a hydraulic extension cylinder in a tow truck when their leg was caught between the cylinder and the truck frame. The employee was hospitalized with a broken tibia, which required surgery.

An employee was sorting sucker rods. His right hand was caught in the area where the rod hits up against the frame and his index fingertip was amputated just below the nail.

An employee was hooking up bundled tie-downs with a chain. While he was holding a hook, the other hook was unlocked. This caused the employee's hook to slide down and pinch his right index finger between the chain and the shackle. He suffered an amputation to the fingertip (without bone loss), as well as an open fracture.

An employee was struck by a plasma cutter and suffered a broken left tibia and fibula. The employee was hospitalized.

An employee was preparing to bend a flat bar in a brake press. When the machine was jogged, the stock rotated up and crushed his left middle fingertip against the outer frame of the die. The fingertip was amputated.

An employee was cutting metal with a torch. A piece of metal struck the employee's left foot, causing multiple fractures to metatarsal(s). The employee was hospitalized.

An employee was descending a ladder carrying a bag of trash. He fell, landed on the ground about 10 feet below, and suffered fractures to his right hip and pelvis.

A building engineer was inspecting a generator. As he closed the generator enclosure door, his right ring finger was caught between the door and the door frame. The fingertip was amputated.

An employee was walking back to a carrier case with mail in her hand when she tripped over a tub. Her back overarched as she fell, resulting in a fractured back that required hospitalization.

An employee was driving a utility tractor rig when it struck the rear trailer of another utility tractor rig, which was traveling in the opposite direction. The glancing impact caused damage to the cab, and he sustained a laceration on right side of his face, a cervical fracture, two fractured left ribs, and a pelvic fracture. The employee was hospitalized.

An employee was washing an aircraft from a scissor lift when they fell to the floor. The employee sustained a back injury and lacerations to their head and neck.

An employee was working with a drill and a metal cable. The drill caught the cable and caused an amputation to the employee's left ring finger.